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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1960
Page
13
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat Philadelphia 3-0 behind Bib Friend on a four-hit shutout. The win kept the Pirates tied for the season’s longest winning streak.
Ohio University heads to Morgantown West Virginia to meet West Virginia University and then Pittsburgh facing a likely tough road trip. Bobcats Iv Vandick Gore Turner Bryant Santor and Gordon tee off in that order on Friday then face Pitt Saturday. Coach Blosser notes OU has momentum from a Greenbrier Invitational win while WVU and Pitt show potential improvement.
Chesterhill Blue Devils clinched their fourth straight Morgan County Tournament baseball title by beating Stockport 7-3. Bobby Haines earned the win with clutch pitching and a triple in the first inning as Jan Kirkbride added a homer in the sixth. Patterson took the loss.
The schedule lists results for Pittsburgh and San Francisco games, plus Friday and Saturday matchups. International League results show Montreal beating Havana 2 0, Buffalo 4 Richmond 3, Toronto 4 Miami 0, Baltimore 6 Boston 1, Chicago 3 Cleveland 1, and Kansas City 2 Detroit 1 with several linked divisional games and city matchups in progress.
Montreal faces Havana while Toronto battles Miami and Richmond clashes with Buffalo. Columbus meets Rochester in a doubleheader style slate across four games featuring North American teams.
Arnold Palmer and Bill Collins shot 66 to grab a one stroke edge over Dave Ragan and Billy Maxwell at Memorial Park in Houston. Ragan’s controversial “boner” on the first green cost him two strokes as 139 starters posted subpar rounds. A 15,000-strong gallery watched as 33 players beat par and 15 were level.
Pinehurst North and South Amateur semifinalists include Peter Green 19 from UNC foil Dale Morey 23 Morganton. Updegraff 4 and 3 over Jennings Randolph Jr. and Charles Smith 29 from Gastonia beat Dick Chapman 4 and 3. Glenn Johnson 37, Detroit insurer partner, edged Bob Sweeny as play tightened.
In a ten round middleweight bout at the Boston Garden Tiger Jones nicknamed The Old Warhorse is favored to defeat Joe Denucci tonight on NBC television at 10 p m EDT Jones carries a 49 28 4 record while Denucci 23 2 is 12 years younger and a willing slugger.
The Athens Summer Bowling League will meet Wednesday May 4 at 7 p m at the Roller Bowl. All team captains or representatives are urged to attend.
Indianapolis outscored Houston 8 to 1 in a decisive win. Other games were postponed while no Pacific Coast League games were scheduled.
The Ohio Valley Industrial Golfing League will meet at Chester Golf Course this Saturday. Representatives from Sporn Vanadium Celanese Marietta Manufacturing and the Kyger Creek Plant will attend the all day event.
The Ohio University track squad travels to Baldwin Wallace for a pivotal meet led by coach Stan Huntsman. Fred Booker of BW looms as a key rival with 9.7s in the 100 and 14.6 in the 120 hurdles, while OU relies on Co-Captain Bob Harrison or John Balough to guard Booker. Harrison will compete in pole vault, high jump, broad jump and the 880 relay alongside hurdlers. OU leaves at 6 am for a 1:30 pm start, as freshmen also contest in Michigan at an AAU meet.
Gallia Academy rode a 12 to 1 win at Memorial Field as Paul Evans and Chuck Dowler combined on a three hitter. Evans started, Dowler earned the win with eight strikeouts and two innings of relief. Fairland’s Waldo allowed 10 Gallia hits with Dan Wight and Bill Curry doubling.
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